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claim and so that is why actually lawyers today sent a letter to chuck hagel the head of the pentagon now and and want him to acknowledge what is going on and perhaps do something about the worsening situation some of these people who are engaged in hunger strike could very well die and that should be prevented if possible and lastly i want to ask you a is this a common practice in guantanamo bay among detainees to go on this hunger to go and hunger strike was one of the only ways that powerless people can actually resist when they are imprisoned putting their bodies on the line and saying that they're going to go through this there's not much else that they can do these people are being charged in many cases so they are going to go to trial they may not get to go into a court room and challenge that and i said multiple times they are going to be released so these are the people this is the way that the powerless back and that's what you see in hunger strikes have been common at guantanamo and when they have one concessions from the military it's been through hundreds and tristan calv
claim and so that is why actually lawyers today sent a letter to chuck hagel the head of the pentagon now and and want him to acknowledge what is going on and perhaps do something about the worsening situation some of these people who are engaged in hunger strike could very well die and that should be prevented if possible and lastly i want to ask you a is this a common practice in guantanamo bay among detainees to go on this hunger to go and hunger strike was one of the only ways that...
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. >> it could effect hundreds of thousands of pentagon workers. furlough notices for civilian department of defense attorneys will be today. those are the notices, it will be a little more than a month before they begin their unpaid leave. it is part of the effort to cut spending in the wake of sequestration. the unpaid leaves are expected to start as soon as april 25th. few woeshgs will be exempt here. they will be taking one day a week unpaid and that works out to be a 20 percent annual pay cut. >> there's a man i know it is happening to he lost a leg fighting for our country in iraq now he's a civilian so he could be furloughed along with many, many others as well. we will keep following that one. talk with us about voters. >> they are nervous about the economy and the debt unlike leaders in washington. they think it needs to be dealt with right now. that's kierd to go a fox news poll released. two-thirds are nervous about the economy. more than twice the number that are confident. they are at odds about the budget deficit. they believe the fed
. >> it could effect hundreds of thousands of pentagon workers. furlough notices for civilian department of defense attorneys will be today. those are the notices, it will be a little more than a month before they begin their unpaid leave. it is part of the effort to cut spending in the wake of sequestration. the unpaid leaves are expected to start as soon as april 25th. few woeshgs will be exempt here. they will be taking one day a week unpaid and that works out to be a 20 percent annual...
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fox news concerned the pentagon will deploy 15 ground based interceptors in alaska as well as california. it comes as north korea released photos of a life drill. president obama halted their deployment when he took office. the reversal means the obama administration wasted money. >>> a lighting truck which held heavy light fixtures and large led screens fell as workers hoisted it up and fell 30 feet. >> one just caught by debris and one guy who witnessed the whole thing was traumatized. >> two men were rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. another was hurt but not seriously. the festival will go on as scheduled. >> three strikes now against carnival. this morning a third shift carnival legend having engine trouble. this is the second ship in the caribbean within 24-hours to run into problems. just yesterday the carnival dream was stranded at a port in saint martin after a generator malfunctioned. thousands of those passengers flying home today. you remember the nightmare last night an engine fire crippling the triumph and stranding people without power. >>> pastor saeed
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into iraq who planned the invasion they say sideline the army is create a fiction so that inside the pentagon you had you had this friction still go on going to not going to. highlight it but on the more a longer term. you had the decision to go to war without any international cover without any basic cover on the long term you know after two thousand and six so. you create you there was basically a dysfunctional country moving forward and as you say there was a lot of corruption and the destruction there we have all. with ten billion over with that somehow it was it was a mess somehow the family right so let's talk about modern day iraq one of the things that the u.s. did succeed out was shifting the power away from the cities and into the shia hands did this really create stability in the region it did not create but that if you remember the iraqi army was to spend you had the of fragmentation of the state so basically the only way forward was to create the sunni shiite you had the old guard the elements you had your own jumping in to do to explore the situation you had turkey also so basic
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the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense system in alaska by 14% adding at forth fwrooely designed top destroy missiles aimed at the u.s. and will also install a high power radar in japan to groove early warning capability. why the concern now? it rarped up last april during this military pa reside. u.s. intelligence was shocked to see what appeared to be long range ballistic missiles that can be fired from mobile launchers with a capability of reaches the u.s. armed with a nuclear warhead. >> we watched this evolving threat very closely. >> they launched a satellite into space last september and conducted a test last month. >> they still have a co
the pentagon says it will spend a billion dollars to beef up the missile defense system along the west coast. here is now from our correspondent. >> the north korean leader revealed his troops during military kper sizes but at the pentagon hagel warned it is missiles that sounded the alarm? north korea in particular recently made advances and engaged in a serious of irresponsible and reckless provocatio provocations. >> 20 counter of u.s. military will stolester the missile defense...
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still in a white house decision last month may have ruled out arming the rebels an idea backed by the pentagon cia and state department but the countries do little to stop others doing just that washington was silent when another made to member turkey asked for the arms embargo to be lifted nor did protest when the arab league gave the go ahead for weapons supplies and more recently when the u.k. said it could veto the use arms ban the us offered no objections everyone knows that the us if it were to tell saudi arabia or qatar or turkey or whoever of its friends there that they should stop it well everyone knows that but he would prevail instead the us has decided to watch from a safe distance we played a crucial role in starting the americans can't fix this problem syrians have to fix this problem is genuinely surprising after two years seventy thousand deaths a million people displaced tough sanctions imposed on syria dozens of countries within nato and the arab league condemn in assad and urging him to go and after so much money and weaponry invested to achieve this to hear america's ambass
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the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing in today's big conservative conference? good morning, everyone and welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's get to what's happening right now. in a surprise move the pentagon is beefing up u.s. missile defense systems in response to north korea's latest threat. defense secretary chuck hagel hinted north korea had made faster than expected progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. joining me now live from the white house, nbc's kristen welker. a very sobering good saturday morning to you. what's the latest we know about this? >> alex, that's right. it is a sober
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entirely although as jeremy notes the pentagon was already doing some of them, is that a good move? >> the only way it'll be a good move is if they're not under the command of special operations command. in other words, that they are completely subject to transparency. speaking with respect to pakistan, it could be a good move because right now pakistan is a free rider. it allows us to do the drone strikes from their territory, even building a new drone base in pakistan but yet it is able to disassociate itself from the attack. if we were to go forward with complete transparency it would mean the isi would have to come out of the closet. in my views about the drone problem in pakistan we don't have the option to arrest people like we do elsewhere. having this sort of transparency and understanding who is targeted with the consequences is good for pakistanis. what they need to do is own their own struggle against their own terrorism. bringing the isi out into the open and making it accept responsibility for what it is doing is probably a good step in that direction and can only happe
entirely although as jeremy notes the pentagon was already doing some of them, is that a good move? >> the only way it'll be a good move is if they're not under the command of special operations command. in other words, that they are completely subject to transparency. speaking with respect to pakistan, it could be a good move because right now pakistan is a free rider. it allows us to do the drone strikes from their territory, even building a new drone base in pakistan but yet it is able...
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. >>> the pentagon suddenly strengthening the country's west coast defensive against a possible nuclear attack by north korea. reena ninan has the story from washington. the big question so many wondering, why now? >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. this is all part of getting ahead of the north korea threat. in fact, if you want to see how this country is progressing, in the past it's taken years between these long-range missile 'tises. in the past year alone it's only a matter of months between the tests. keep in mind the new leader of north korea is young, 29 years old and, bianna, he wants to show he's continuing to consolidate military power. >> he clearly does and obvious that the administration used this as a serious threat. what else were they looking to do. >> reporter: they are looking to put an additional radar in japan to give them an early warning detection system but the focus on these missile interceptors looking to increase by 50% and it'll come with a $1 billion price tag, bianna. >> we certainly have seen an increase in provocations have that young leader.
. >>> the pentagon suddenly strengthening the country's west coast defensive against a possible nuclear attack by north korea. reena ninan has the story from washington. the big question so many wondering, why now? >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. this is all part of getting ahead of the north korea threat. in fact, if you want to see how this country is progressing, in the past it's taken years between these long-range missile 'tises. in the past year alone it's...
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it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the mortar position. so clearly some of them walked over to see what was going on, and they were killed instantly. we also know, of course, that it must have jammed and the wounded were taken. we know that two died waiting to be evacuated. one died on route and seven more were wounded, shepard. >> shepard: what about reaction out of washington tonight, jen? >> president obama expressed condolences at saint patrick's day lunch on capitol hill while senate majority leader harry reid drew attention to budget cuts and how they could impact military training like that taking place at ha
it's fox top story and jennifer griffin is live on us for us tonight pentagon. what are the number of dead and wounded tell us about what could have caused this? >> well, what we know, shepard, is that an investigation team is on the ground in nevada. the number of wounded and the number of dead tell us that something must have gone wrong with that 60-millimeter shell that was inside the tube. there were five people killed instantly. normally, it is a team of three who are surrounding the...
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what the pentagon is doing about it now. protecting your privacy. lawmakers are taking up the issue for using drones on civilians here at home as eyes in the sky become more common. are americans at risk of big brother watching? >>> the president visiting israel for the first time as commander-in-chief. president obama and israeli president shimon peres about to speak live in jerusalem. it is all "happening now." jenna: an investigation is underway today after an explosion during a training exercise kills at least seven u.s. marines. the caveat there, at least. we're still watching as people recover in the hospital. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. investigators are to figure out what caused a mortar shell to go off as it was being loaded. the tragic accident happening at a base in hawthorne, nevada monday night sending shrapnel into troops that were there from camp lejeune, north carolina. officials say the pentagon is halting the use of the weapons until investigators can determine they can be used safely. national security corres
what the pentagon is doing about it now. protecting your privacy. lawmakers are taking up the issue for using drones on civilians here at home as eyes in the sky become more common. are americans at risk of big brother watching? >>> the president visiting israel for the first time as commander-in-chief. president obama and israeli president shimon peres about to speak live in jerusalem. it is all "happening now." jenna: an investigation is underway today after an explosion...
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the bill also gives the pentagon and other federal agencies flexibility in implementing those sequester cuts. ature. discover nectresse™. the 100%-natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. nectresse™. sweetness naturally. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and without a line. now that's a fast car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> day two of his middle east visit, and president obama is set to give a major speech to the israeli people at the top of the hour. now, ahead of that speech, palestinian militants fired two rockets into southern israel from the gaza strip earlier this morning. no one was hurt. >>> meantime, the president, who has had a difficult relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is getting different headlines. check this out from ""the washington post."" obama and netanyahu show unusual solidarity. "the daily beast," obama and netanyahu make peace. and from "the christian science monitor," a show of warmth. joining me is p.j. crowley. good to see you. >>
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the pentagon reports it has stopped using those more tars across the military in the meantime. first, south korea's banking system came to a grinding halt. then skulls popped up on bank's computers. now investigators are trying to determine whether nuclear armed north korea is response cybil for this hack attack. it all came as lawmakers on capitol hill held a hearing on global cyber attacks. that's next. oh hey, dan! i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe, right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous, like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me! [ male announcer ] now everyone's gointo want one. let's get a jetta. [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, w
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chris lawrence, reporting from the pentagon. thank you for that. >> yes. >>> developing story, a suspected cyber attack crippling computer networks in south korea this morning. and south korean officials say they don't know if north korea is involved or not. hackers, leaving computer systems at three major media outlets and at least one major bank just paralyzed. the south korean government raising its information operations condition to level three this morning. level one is the highest threat level. more on this story throughout the morning here on cnn as we get more information. >>> it looks like mark san ford has revised his police cal career. the former south carolina governor finishing first last night, this is a special election, advancing to a runoff elections two weeks in his attempt to win a house seat. sanford had to step down as governor after lying about an extramarital affair in 2009. he registered 37% of the vote last night. well short of the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. still, sanford says it was a humbling win.
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surprise move by the pentagon. shocking announcement buzzing through cpac. "meet the press," what the pope revealed when he met with 5,000 journalists. why another dream cruise is not so dreamy. the elusive god particle. is it a sign of god or science? we have details throughout the hour. but first to that stunning move by the pentagon to beef up its defense systems on the heels of north korea's recent nuclear threats. we have just learned a south korean official says north korea fired a pair of short-range missiles into its waters sometime this week. nbc's kristin welker is at the white house for us. hello to you on this saturday afternoon. what prompted the move by the pentagon to take such an aggressive step against north korea? >> reporter: the pentagon believes new york has engaged in a series of provocative actions lately, alex. it has also made advances in its nuclear capabilities. north korea threatened a pre-emptive strike against the united states after the u.n. issued new sanctions against the country. it also scrapped its 1953 treaty with south k
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the pentagon announcing it has a $1 billion plan to upgrade our missile defense tools and the deputy defense secretary will make a two-day trip to seoul over the weekend. >> we will strengthen homeland missile defense by deploying 14 additional ground base interceptors that will increase the number of deployed ground base interceptors from 30 to 44. >> this is in response to the increase in threats from the new ruler, kim jong-un has warned of preemptive nuclear strikes in the united states. in addition to an increase of radar capability in japan, extra interceptors are planned for alaska, along parts of the west coast, as well as undisclosed locations on the east coast. the designs seen in this animation, will be able to counter attacks from intercontinental ballistic missiles, the upgrades originally proposed by the bush administration were halted when president obama took office. while some are critical of the president for this, others say it wasn't appropriate at the time. >> we didn't think we needed to take a lot seriously before 9-11 and we learned afterwards that we did. thi
the pentagon announcing it has a $1 billion plan to upgrade our missile defense tools and the deputy defense secretary will make a two-day trip to seoul over the weekend. >> we will strengthen homeland missile defense by deploying 14 additional ground base interceptors that will increase the number of deployed ground base interceptors from 30 to 44. >> this is in response to the increase in threats from the new ruler, kim jong-un has warned of preemptive nuclear strikes in the...
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budget cuts will not alter pentagon efforts to make south korean defense a priority. >> six men have been arrested falling the gang rape and robbery of swiss tourist and central india. the group will appear in court today. the swiss woman and her husband were on a cycling tour across india and had set up camp on a group of men allegedly assaulted them, beating the husband and raping the wife. the case comes at a time in india when there are calls for stricter laws on sexual assault and changes in cultural attitudes toward women. the december gang rape on the new sehli was spurred protest in india. were most women have stories of sexual harassment and abuse on public transportation or on the street. >> will be back with erica with more in just a minute on our thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's n
budget cuts will not alter pentagon efforts to make south korean defense a priority. >> six men have been arrested falling the gang rape and robbery of swiss tourist and central india. the group will appear in court today. the swiss woman and her husband were on a cycling tour across india and had set up camp on a group of men allegedly assaulted them, beating the husband and raping the wife. the case comes at a time in india when there are calls for stricter laws on sexual assault and...
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look at how reluctant the pentagon was to go to war to intervene in libya. look at how long the afghanistan wars lasted because of what happened in iraq. we're in a very sober place right now. also, we have to remember, nearly 5,000 american men and women killed in uniform killed as a result of this war. i should also -- i should also tell you, i am at this point, i just wanted to say, i'm no longer the pentagon correspondent, but i certainly have covered both of these wars. i'm the deputy washington bureau chief just so you know that. i wanted to make one correction. >> first of all, can i say congratulations on a much deserved promotion if that, in fact, is a promotion. having to deal with all of those people at one time. i might want to be across the river a little bit. david ignatius, you know, the argument the generals are always fighting the last war despite having ten years of hell behind us, this doesn't help us as we look at the threats moving forward with iran. do we learn the wrong lessons? are we too reticent to act in iran as elizabeth said. 70,
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>> barbara starr live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> new overnight, tough talk from north korea, issuing new threats to the united states. pyongyang expressing anger that the u.s. is flying b-52s over south korea. military bases within guam are, quote, within striking distance of north korean weapons. a major hacking attack on the servers of south korean banks and broadcasters originated from an ip address in china. north korea is still the prime suspect because they previously used a chinese ip address on hacking attacks of a south korean newspaper. >>> prices on their heads and the u.s. is put iting up the bounty. said to be part of a group linked to al qaeda. both are believed to have planned attacks on americans. the state department is offering up to $5 million for each man's arrest. >>> vice president joe biden teaming up with mayor michael bloomberg of new york city and families affected by the newtown school massacre to take on gun violence. at a conference in new york city hall they'll be calling for passage of n
>> barbara starr live at the pentagon. thank you. >>> new overnight, tough talk from north korea, issuing new threats to the united states. pyongyang expressing anger that the u.s. is flying b-52s over south korea. military bases within guam are, quote, within striking distance of north korean weapons. a major hacking attack on the servers of south korean banks and broadcasters originated from an ip address in china. north korea is still the prime suspect because they previously...
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let's go to the pentagon to our correspondent there, barbara starr. barbara, what more do you know about what happened, was this a case of intimidation? >> well, hello, brooke. it is a case of confrontation, perhaps, in the eyes of the united states. this incident earlier this week passed with no shooting on either side. iranian aircraft followed the u.s. drone around for a while and then everybody parted company, but what it underscores, the u.s. says, is that the u.s. military will defend its aircraft in international airspace, that according to a senior pentagon official. this is not the first time that they have confronted this. the iranians have launched their aircraft before, in fact, late last year, actually, fired at a u.s. drone over the persian gulf. and the concern is this could spiral out of control, that the iranians could feel they could go after these unmanned drones. the u.s. sending the very clear message it will defend them. nobody wants to see it escalate into hostilities, obviously. a couple of incidents over the last many months.
let's go to the pentagon to our correspondent there, barbara starr. barbara, what more do you know about what happened, was this a case of intimidation? >> well, hello, brooke. it is a case of confrontation, perhaps, in the eyes of the united states. this incident earlier this week passed with no shooting on either side. iranian aircraft followed the u.s. drone around for a while and then everybody parted company, but what it underscores, the u.s. says, is that the u.s. military will...
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a big, coordinated push from the white house to the pentagon to the corporate suite. melissa? >> eamon, thank you for that. for more on the cyber security and the growing threat of cyber attacks. let's bring in jim lewis, senior fellow with the center of strategic and governmental studies and jim, it's always great to speak with you. >> glad to be here. >> this seems to be reaching some sort of a fevered pitch in that the white house is meeting with ceos and we're hearing more and more about attack, but can you put it into context for us? is it that the problem has gotten more acute or is it just that we're more aware of the breaches? >> it's gotten worse. last year was a bad year. you had not only the chinese espionage which is kind of maxed out. you had russian cyber crime aimed at financial institutions and the new entrant, you had the iranians both attacking aramco and going after u.s. banks and it was those three things together that made it something that can no longer be put on the backburner. >> i think one of the problems in the course of all these cyber security atta
a big, coordinated push from the white house to the pentagon to the corporate suite. melissa? >> eamon, thank you for that. for more on the cyber security and the growing threat of cyber attacks. let's bring in jim lewis, senior fellow with the center of strategic and governmental studies and jim, it's always great to speak with you. >> glad to be here. >> this seems to be reaching some sort of a fevered pitch in that the white house is meeting with ceos and we're hearing more...
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the pentagon will put 14 more missiles in alaska. they are similar to the one tested here. north korea television has been broadcasting military weapon exercises live. they have threatened a nuclear attack against the united states due to washington's opposition to their nuclear program. >>> active duty members of the military trying to get a college education are feeling the sequestr. they say they will no longer offer tuition help. a university is trying to bridge the gap. park university said it'll offer scholarships to active service member who lost benefits. >> it was very sad to me. the first thing to go shouldn't be educating the military. >> a group of senators has introduced legislation to restore funding for military tuition help. a petition on the white house website asking for help to be reinstated has 100,000 signatures. >> police forces are falling across california. san jose's department suffered some of the deepest cuts, losing 20% of its officers. oakland saw a 15.5% decline. alameda more than 8%. san francisco 7.6%. three out of four police agencies cut of
the pentagon will put 14 more missiles in alaska. they are similar to the one tested here. north korea television has been broadcasting military weapon exercises live. they have threatened a nuclear attack against the united states due to washington's opposition to their nuclear program. >>> active duty members of the military trying to get a college education are feeling the sequestr. they say they will no longer offer tuition help. a university is trying to bridge the gap. park...
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. >>> fox news confirming the pentagon will deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptor amid rising tensions with north korea. this comes as north korea released photos of a live artillery drill. the interceptor were originally proposed by the bush administration but president obama stopped their deployment. former congressman alan west outraged that it means millions of taxpayer dollars will be wasted. >> now we see ourselves trying to play catch-up to the tune of $240 million, $250 million to get those first response deterrent factors back up to alaska, back on the west coast. >> we don't have much money. >> we're going to have to borrow money from china, who is friends with north korea so we can defend ourselves against north korea. that is schizophrenic policy. >>alisyn: those are your headlines. >>brian: we've been wondering for six months about the survivors of the benghazi terror attack. who are they and where are they? we're finally learning some details. we're in washington with more on this. >> we're finally learning more about the three diplomatic security agents among th
. >>> fox news confirming the pentagon will deploy 14 additional ground-based interceptor amid rising tensions with north korea. this comes as north korea released photos of a live artillery drill. the interceptor were originally proposed by the bush administration but president obama stopped their deployment. former congressman alan west outraged that it means millions of taxpayer dollars will be wasted. >> now we see ourselves trying to play catch-up to the tune of $240...
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budget cuts will not alter pentagon efforts to make south korean defense a priority. >> six men have been arrested following the gang or a robbery of swiss tourist in central india. the group will appear in court today. this woman and her husband or on a cycling tour of india and set up camp on a group of men allegedly assaulted them, beating the bus and raping the wife. the case comes at a time in india when there are calls for stricter laws on sexual assault and changes in cultural attitudes toward women. a december gang rape on a new selhi bus that killed a woman spurred protest in india where most women have stories of sexual harassment and abuse on public transportation or on streets. >> china has bypassed britain as the world's fifth largest arms exporter. >> the volume of chinese weapons exports rose to 162% from 2008-2012. the stockholm international peace research institute says the largest buyers of chinese weapons have been pakistan, which accounts for 55 percent of the country's exports. the u.s. remains the world's top arms exporter, with third for some global volume. ru
budget cuts will not alter pentagon efforts to make south korean defense a priority. >> six men have been arrested following the gang or a robbery of swiss tourist in central india. the group will appear in court today. this woman and her husband or on a cycling tour of india and set up camp on a group of men allegedly assaulted them, beating the bus and raping the wife. the case comes at a time in india when there are calls for stricter laws on sexual assault and changes in cultural...
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he is in the pentagon. adam: thank you very much. tracy: grandstanding. i don't know. well, a quarter till. we have to go back to the new york stock exchange. nicole petallides standing by. talk about a market that cannot make its mind that. >> reporter: and look at that. back in the green once again erasing all those symptoms from china, end squeezing of some green. you will keep an eye going into the closing bell. that's take a look also in the beverage world. a big deal under way. some antitrust regulation concern. now you have anheuser-busch asking the court to delay. as they try and halt settlement talks. they are embroiled in battle. the consolation, which is an all-time high today, the distributor. so they are all intertwined. the fact that it is still on the table listed news. tracy: will see you at the top of the art. adam: the money grab to market it perished? ended above thomas says yes. tracy: next. tracy: first was a delegate some of the winners and losers. up over 4%. your dow down 6%. we will be at six points. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ [ cowmoo ] [
he is in the pentagon. adam: thank you very much. tracy: grandstanding. i don't know. well, a quarter till. we have to go back to the new york stock exchange. nicole petallides standing by. talk about a market that cannot make its mind that. >> reporter: and look at that. back in the green once again erasing all those symptoms from china, end squeezing of some green. you will keep an eye going into the closing bell. that's take a look also in the beverage world. a big deal under way. some...
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defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear capabilities. last week, north korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the united states and also they're ending their treaty with south korea. to there is a lot of concern. we should say this move to increase the number of intercepters marks a shift in the obama administration's poli
defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un...
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but our next guest says we're cutting humanitarian missions and that's going into the pentagon budget and delusional to think we'll have the same fighting force. mallory is the author of this book. what's in the defense budget that you think will upset some people? >> bench budget is loaded with all sorts of stuff. nation building, disaster relief, humanitarian aid. >> brian: hasn't it always been there? >> it's gotten bigger and bigger. we ask our defense department to do all sorts -- our men and women under arms, they'll do whatever we ask them to do. but we ask them to do things that are not really war fighting. our war fighting capabilities are only part of the defense budget. and more and more all these other items, like ferries around executives and legislative branch members along with their minyons is all stuck in our defense budget. >> brian: nation building, that's what happens. after saddam is you kind of help build a nation, setting up systems for reconnecting the electricity, getting the water flowing. afghanistan as well. don't you think that belongs in the budget? >> ab
but our next guest says we're cutting humanitarian missions and that's going into the pentagon budget and delusional to think we'll have the same fighting force. mallory is the author of this book. what's in the defense budget that you think will upset some people? >> bench budget is loaded with all sorts of stuff. nation building, disaster relief, humanitarian aid. >> brian: hasn't it always been there? >> it's gotten bigger and bigger. we ask our defense department to do all...
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nbc's chief pentagon correspondent has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a tragic accident. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that at least seven u.s. marines were killed, at least seven others seriously wounded in that explosion during a live fire exercise at the army's hawthorne depot in western nevada. conflicting reports indicate that a 60-millimeter mortar round exploded as the marines loaded it into the firing tube. other reports indicate that the round may have exploded as the marines picked it up. four of the marines were killed instantly by the blast. three others died later of injuries. two were critically wounded and taken to a trauma center in reno, nevada. the others are being treated at a local hospital there in hawthorne, nevada. now, according to military officials, the marines killed and wounded are from the second marine division in camp lejeune on the east coast. this is all under investigation right now, according to marine corps officials. but this is a grim reminder that these military operations are risky and dangerous wh
nbc's chief pentagon correspondent has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a tragic accident. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that at least seven u.s. marines were killed, at least seven others seriously wounded in that explosion during a live fire exercise at the army's hawthorne depot in western nevada. conflicting reports indicate that a 60-millimeter mortar round exploded as the marines loaded it into the firing tube. other reports indicate that the...
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>>steve: the pentagon considering giving gitmo a $150 million makeover to improve the dining hall, barracks and prison hospital. officials say the upgrades will make troops' jobs easier among growing unrest among detainees. this move comes on the day the defense department will start furloughing people due to the sequester. as you know, president obama promised to close gitmo four years ago. still open and now getting a new dining hall. >>brian: i think 20 of them are on a hunger strike. >>steve: they wouldn't need the dining hall. >>brian: true. the energy drink makeover is reclassifying it as a beverage rather than a dietary supplemental. how dare you? it won't change the taste or the amount of caffeine. it means potential deaths or injuries won't have to be reported to federal regulators. the drink has been criticized for having too much caffeine. a 16 ounce can has up to 160 milligrams compared to a cup of starbucks coffee which has 330 milligrams of caffeine. that's a lot. >>alisyn: split second lightning strikes around an erupting volcano. the incredible images of japan's volcano take
>>steve: the pentagon considering giving gitmo a $150 million makeover to improve the dining hall, barracks and prison hospital. officials say the upgrades will make troops' jobs easier among growing unrest among detainees. this move comes on the day the defense department will start furloughing people due to the sequester. as you know, president obama promised to close gitmo four years ago. still open and now getting a new dining hall. >>brian: i think 20 of them are on a hunger...
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. >> brian: at least give the pentagon the freedom to cut to cause the least amount of damage with their own discretion, which right now it doesn't do. >> no. i have another amendment that does that. let's see how this plays out. i'm glad you care about this. i can assure you there are 400,000 troops who care that you care. >> brian: senator, thanks so much. >> thank you, brian. >> brian: coming up, the tsa says sorry, we let the bombs pass security. it was just too hard to spot them. we're not kidding. that was their explanation. then moot the guy with the best memory in america. he's shuffling through these cards. he will memorize them in order of the next 52. the best part, he'll teach us how to make our memory stronger and ali gets to eat memory food look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centru
. >> brian: at least give the pentagon the freedom to cut to cause the least amount of damage with their own discretion, which right now it doesn't do. >> no. i have another amendment that does that. let's see how this plays out. i'm glad you care about this. i can assure you there are 400,000 troops who care that you care. >> brian: senator, thanks so much. >> thank you, brian. >> brian: coming up, the tsa says sorry, we let the bombs pass security. it was just...
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exactly what the president's joint chiefs season minimum levels necessary to fund the mission for the pentagon. this is our first priority -- national defense. we're funding at the levels the joint chiefs say is necessary to maintain national security. about how theing fiscal cliff deal and other improvements major job easier, but you still have to take steps to get a balance. what are those steps? >> one is a budget control act. we extend the budget control act. we also want to extend reforms on the public workforce on federal employees to include all federal employees so that their pension contribution matches those that are in the private sector. we do not think federal employees should be able to have pension systems that are far in access to what the private sector counterparts get. doing those things makes it easier to approach a bounce budget. we have always produced a budget in the past. it has taken a little bit of a longer time. we have got to close. that gets us closer to balancing the budget by the end of the budget window. now that we know it is easier to balance a budget, we shou
exactly what the president's joint chiefs season minimum levels necessary to fund the mission for the pentagon. this is our first priority -- national defense. we're funding at the levels the joint chiefs say is necessary to maintain national security. about how theing fiscal cliff deal and other improvements major job easier, but you still have to take steps to get a balance. what are those steps? >> one is a budget control act. we extend the budget control act. we also want to extend...
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does it kind of look like a chicken -- >> next the pentagon considers a major makeover for gitmo, including a $10 million complex for detainees to meet with their lawyers. so what does it mean for president obama's promise to shut it all down? that's next on "morning joe." many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred percent whole grain wheat, with no added sugar or salt. try adding fruit for more health benefits and more taste in your bowl. it's the ideal way to start your heart healthy day. try post shredded wheat. this has been medifacts for post shredded wheat. try post shredded wheat. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go b
does it kind of look like a chicken -- >> next the pentagon considers a major makeover for gitmo, including a $10 million complex for detainees to meet with their lawyers. so what does it mean for president obama's promise to shut it all down? that's next on "morning joe." many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart...
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the pentagon is already spending $40 million for an underwater fiber optic cable to pipe video of the military commission hearings of the 9/11 hijackers. gitmo seems to be the one place they don't seem to care about spending money. for "today" michael isikoff. >> we're getting a first look at a revolutionary surgery out of the ronald reagan ucla medical center that helped one man breathe again. dr. nancy snyderman has the story. >> wait until you see this video. a man became the first american to be part of a worldwide trial that has the potential to change the way we do organ transplants. at 57, fernando walks two miles every day. something that just months ago he was unable to do. diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2010, his only hope was a double lung transplant. >> all i could do was sit down and watch tv and my wife had to do everything for me. >> tethered to oxygen 24 hours a day, his wife said he had trouble doing the smallest things. >> just to pick up his plate, put it in the sink from here to there, it was a struggle. >> but in november, doctors at ucla medical center foun
the pentagon is already spending $40 million for an underwater fiber optic cable to pipe video of the military commission hearings of the 9/11 hijackers. gitmo seems to be the one place they don't seem to care about spending money. for "today" michael isikoff. >> we're getting a first look at a revolutionary surgery out of the ronald reagan ucla medical center that helped one man breathe again. dr. nancy snyderman has the story. >> wait until you see this video. a man...
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. >>> the pentagon has halted the use of .60 millimeter mortars while it investigates a deadly training accident in nevada. monday night's live fire training exercise killed at least seven marines when a round exploded inside a mortar tube. the troops were members of the 2nd division from lamp lejuene, north carolina. >>> a signing comes eight months after a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a ban on assault weapons will not be part of a proposed gun bill offered by senate democrats. harry reid is concerned an assault weapons ban would block chances of passing any bill at all. >>> another milestone for the pakistani teenager shot in the head by the taliban last year. on tuesday, 15-year-old malala yousafzai went back to school for the first time since she was shot. month after getting out of the hospital she's attending a school for girls in england and she's excited to be back in school and wants girls everywhere to have the same opportunity of an education. >>> a new government estimate out this morning says 1 in 50 schoolchildren in the u.s. has autism, a previous estimate put the n
. >>> the pentagon has halted the use of .60 millimeter mortars while it investigates a deadly training accident in nevada. monday night's live fire training exercise killed at least seven marines when a round exploded inside a mortar tube. the troops were members of the 2nd division from lamp lejuene, north carolina. >>> a signing comes eight months after a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a ban on assault weapons will not be part of a proposed gun bill offered by senate...